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1、中美文化比较-论文SomethingabouttheCulturalComparisonOfChinaAndTheUSFromClass6521.Myunderstandingaboutcultureandcross-culturalcommunicationCultureisaveryextensiveconcept,itisverydifficulttodefineitstrictlyandaccurately,becausecultureinvoIvestoomuch.Asforme,culturemainlyinvolvesthreecomponents:whatpeoplet
2、hink,whattheydo,andthematerialproductstheyproduce.Thus,mentalprocesses,beliefs,knowledge,andvaluesarepartsofculture.Cross-culturalcandemotethedevelopmentofacountryandanation,forexample,TangDynastywasveryprosperousbecauseofthecommunicationwithothercountries-Italsomakesusknowtheworldbetter,andlear
3、ntheesseneeofothercountriesornations.Thewor1dhasbeenmoreandmorelikeafamily,weallliveintheearthvillagesowewillandhavetocommunicatewitheachother.Butinmyopinion,cross-culturalcommunicationdependsonrespect,culturalinvasionisnotcross-culturalcommunication,netherdoesFirstOpiumWar,thoughtheyresultedinc
4、ulturespreadbutthoseareunfairandforced.2.TheimportanceaboutlearningthesimilaritiesanddifferencesindifferentculturesWeallknowthatculturesaredifferentfromcountrytocountry,wecanseedifferenccsinlivingconditions,religiousdifferencesandideas,values,thusfavorthecommunicationbetweendifferentcultures.The
5、nwecantaketheesseneeofothercultureanddiscardthedregsofourculture.Nowadaystherearemoreandmorestudentsstudyingandpeopletravelingabord,multinationalcorporationsandtheinternationalcooperationsaremoreandmorecommon,soitisbenefitforstudentstoadapttheunknownenvironmentandvisitorstoenjoytheirtravelandcoo
6、peratorstocommunicateandworktogetherby1earningthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweendifferentcultures.3.Compareandcontrastfoodculture,music,familyinChinaandintheUS3.1FirstIwanttotalkaboutthefoodculture.Apartfromsatisfyingbiologicalneeds,foodisalsoanexpressionofculturalidentityandthechoiceorrejocti
7、onofcertaintypesoffood,thewaysinwhichspecifictypesoffoodisconsumedandthecontextinwhichitisconsumedtellsusalotabouttheculture.Foodculturemainlyinvolvescookingmethods,foodmaterialsandtablenKinners.Therearemorethanfiftycookingm
